The Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2022 Super Bowl (LVI), thus adding their second title in NFL history.
Los Angeles Rams They stayed with the Super Bowl 2022 (LVI) following coming back once morest the Cincinnati Bengalswho are still unable to call themselves champions in the NFL, in an electrifying duel at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.
Los Angeles passer, Matthew Stafford, led his team to victory with a touchdown pass to Cooper Kupp just a minute and a half from time. Stafford racked up three touchdown passes in the game.
The Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl LVI was the receiver of the Rams Cooper Coupwho received two touchdown passes.
with this win Sean McVayjust turned 36, is now the youngest coach to win the Vince Lombardi Trophy.
That honor belonged to Mike Tomlin, who did it with the Steelers in Super Bowl XLIII when he was 36 years 11 months old.
Matthew Stafford passed for 283 yards, three TD passes and two interceptions. in the Bengals, Joe Burrowhad 263 yards, one touchdown and was sacked seven times.
The Rams fizzled out on the first drive of the game when Trey Hendrickson got past Andrew Whitworth and sacked Staford. Los Angeles’ defense responded strongly; stopped Cincinnati’s attack on fourth down and one.
Stafford recovered immediately and on his next drive led his team for 50 yards to cap off his offense with a touchdown pass to Odell Beckham for a 7-0 lead.
The Bengals responded with Evan McPherson, who kicked his 13th straight field goal in the playoffs to pull within 7-3.
In the second quarter, Los Angeles once more dragged the Bengals’ defense for 75 yards that ended with a new touchdown pass for the triple crown winner, leader in receptions, yards and touchdowns in the season; Cooper Kupp, 13-3.
Zac Taylor’s team’s attack responded with a long 14-play drive that was capped off with a trick play in which Joe Mixon instead of running passed the ball to Tee Higgins, 13-10.
Bengals assault
Cincinnati came back on fire in the second half and on the first play of the third quarter Tee Higgins got past cornerback Jalen Ramsey, caught Burrow’s pass and turned the score around 13-17.
The Bengals’ defense kept the momentum of the game with an interception on the Rams’ first drive off a pass that bounced off Ben Skowronek’s hands and was caught by Chidobe Awuzie, an error the offense took advantage of with another field goal, 13-20 .
Los Angeles closed the gap on a kickoff by Matt Gay midway through the third period, 16-20.
In the final period, with less than two minutes to play, the Rams regained the 23-20 lead on Stafford’s third touchdown pass, he was caught by Cooper Kupp to seal the victory.
The Rams have played five times for the NFL championship; they won Super Bowl XXXIV over the Titans and now the LVI. And they did it at their home, SoFi Stadium, located in Inglewood, California, making them the second team in the NFL to lift the Lombardi Trophy at home.
The first to do so were the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at their home, Raymond James Stadium, where they beat the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV last year.
Cincinnati racked up its third lost Super Bowl; he fell in the XVI editions, in 1982, and XXIII, in 1989, once morest the San Francisco 49ers.
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